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CHAPTER III. 



Departure of Captain P and Mr. W for 



Guimgamp — Bird-shooting in the neighbour- 

 hood of Rennes — A visit to Quimper, L'Orient 

 and Brest — Cheapness of living — The Bagnes 

 — How to give a Garde Ch'ampetre a breathing. 



My companions took leave of me on 

 the morning of the 19th of December, 

 and posted off for Guimgamp. They were 

 accompanied by a dozen of the chasseurs, 

 who rode by the side of their Berhne as 

 far as the first post-house^ where their 

 final adieus were exchanged. 



Our hospitable friend of the chateau, 

 in the neighbourhood of the wood we 

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